Greyhound is confirming one of its Kamloops-to-Prince George buses has crashed on Highway 97 this morning.
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Greyhound Canada senior vice president Stuart Kendrick, who is in Toronto, said he’s trying to get further details.
At least nine people have been injured in a bus crash near Hixon, three have been sent to hospital in serious condition. “All of them were taken to the hospital”.
A RCMP traffic service analyst, an accident reconstruction expert and a commercial-vehicle safety inspector are investigating the cause of the crash.
“A lot of times in the wintertime you do find black ice, ” he said.
The highway was closed in both directions for several hours but has since re-opened to single lane alternating traffic.
There was snow on Highway 97 when a Greyhound bus crashed this morning, according to a nearby webcam.
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In all he says there are nine patients but mostly he says, the injuries are minor…
